PHT’s Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what’s happening and what we’ll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.

There’s good news for Buffalo’s Zemgus Girgensons after taking a Tyler Myers shot in the forehead. Coach Ron Rolston says he’s going to be fine, they just need the swelling to go down. (Sabres Twitter)

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The Sharks had some strong words for Maxim Lapierre following his hit on Dan Boyle during Tuesday’s game. (CSNBayArea.com)

You can’t stop Phoenix’s Rob Klinkhammer, you can’t even hope you’ll contain him as he scored his third goal of the year against Ottawa. He’s two goals away from his career-high for a season. (Rotoworld)

Give it up to Roberto Luongo for keeping cool after giving up a weird goal to beat Philadelphia on the road. (The Province)

Make it four losses in a row for the Edmonton Oilers. At least there’s no shame in losing a tough one to Pittsburgh… Right? (Edmonton Journal)

This season alone will see NBCSN carry 20 games over the air, including 12 from Notre Dame. This season, the Fighting Irish moved into Hockey East which means heated games against classic college hockey stalwarts like Boston College, Boston University, and New Hampshire as well as rising programs in Providence College and UMass-Lowell.

As for the full slate of games to be aired this season, here’s the schedule (all times Eastern):

October 11 Western Michigan – Notre Dame 8 p.m.

October 25 Massachusetts – Maine 8 p.m.

November 1 Northeastern – Boston College 8 p.m.

November 8 Minnesota – Notre Dame 7:30 p.m.

November 15 Merrimack – Notre Dame 7:30 p.m.

November 22 North Dakota – Boston University 7:30 p.m.

December 6 Massachusetts – Notre Dame 7:30 p.m.

December 7 Massachusetts – Notre Dame 6:30 p.m.

December 13 Colorado College – Wisconsin 7:30 p.m.

January 10 Alabama Huntsville – Notre Dame 7:30 p.m.

January 17 Lake Superior State – Notre Dame 7:30 p.m.

January 18 Penn State – Michigan State 6:30 p.m.

January 24 Northeastern – Notre Dame 7:30 p.m.

January 25 Northeastern – Notre Dame 7:00 p.m.

January 31 Boston University – Massachusetts 7:30 p.m.

February 1 Wisconsin – Michigan 6:30 p.m.

February 7 Maine – Notre Dame 7:30 p.m.

February 8 Maine – Notre Dame 8 p.m.

February 14 Boston University – New Hampshire 7 p.m.

February 15 Wisconsin – Ohio State 8 p.m.

February 21 Boston University – Notre Dame 7 p.m.

March 1 Penn State – Minnesota TBD

Coverage doesn’t stop there as there will be eight games carried via NBC Sports Live Extra as well:

October 18 Michigan Tech – Notre Dame 7:30 p.m.

November 9 Minnesota – Notre Dame 7 p.m.

November 16 Merrimack – Notre Dame 7 p.m.

November 29 Alabama Huntsville – Notre Dame 7:30 p.m.

November 30 Shillelagh Tournament 7:30 p.m.

January 11 Alabama Huntsville – Notre Dame 7 p.m.

January 18 Lake Superior State – Notre Dame 7 p.m.

February 22 Boston University – Notre Dame 7 p.m.

If you haven’t gotten to know coach Jeff Jackson’s Notre Dame squad before, you can get a crash course in that this season. The Fighting Irish are currently ranked eighth in the country in the USA Hockey/USA Today poll.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are going to get a physical presence back in their lineup tonight.

Forward Jared Boll, who’s been out with an upper body issue, will return for tonight’s game in Buffalo (paywall) against the Sabres on the fourth line. While he’s not a full-blown enforcer, he adds a toughness element that was missing from the Blue Jackets lineup.

As for who comes out for Boll, rookie Boone Jenner may wind up in the press box.

One thing to note from Boll’s career to this point in the NHL, he’s had triple-digits in penalty minutes every season. Six straight years of at least 100 PIMs is something else in this day and age. Even in last season’s lockout-shortened year he pulled down 100.

Considering he’s fresh off an injury, if John Scott suits up for Buffalo tonight he may want to avoid him.

Wellwood played nine NHL seasons with four teams: the Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, San Jose Sharks, and Winnipeg Jets. After not securing a NHL deal this past offseason, he headed for Switzerland where he had a goal and two assists through nine games for Zug.

While he arrived on the scene in Toronto, his career had a revival of sorts in Winnipeg in 2011-12 as he scored 18 goals and finished with a career-high 47 points. One lockout-shortened season later, he’s through with the game at 30.

UPDATE 11:50 a.m. ET

Slight clarification from Wellwood’s agent, as per Yahoo!’s Sean Leahy — Wellwood’s one-month deal with Zug has expired and he’s left Switzerland to explore potential NHL opportunities. If he cannot find any, he plans to retire.